Apparatus and method for latching a door in a computer system

A latch assembly, comprising:

• a bezel door;
• a latch mounted on the bezel door, the latch being movable between a first position and a second position;
• a resilient member operatively mounted between the bezel door and the latch, the resilient member biased to maintain the latch in the first position;
• the latch including a catch having a first ramp and a second ramp, the first ramp orientated on a surface of the catch generally opposite the second ramp;
• and
• a plurality of protruding members attached to the bezel door, the resilient member being a torsion spring having two legs of approximately the same length and a coiled portion, each leg of the torsion spring engaging a respective protruding member, the protruding members engaged by the legs of the torsion spring being spaced approximately equidistant from the coiled portion of the spring such that a balanced force is applied by the torsion spring to the latch.

A latch assembly, comprising:

• a bezel door;
• a latch mounted on the bezel door, the latch being movable between a first position and a second position;
• a resilient member operatively mounted between the bezel door and the latch, the resilient member biased to maintain the latch in the first position;
• the resilient member being a torsion spring;
• the torsion spring having two elongated legs, the two legs being approximately the same length;
• the torsion spring having a coil portion formed between the two legs;
• and
• a plurality of protruding members attached to the bezel door, each leg of the torsion spring engaging a respective protruding member and the protruding members engaged by the legs of the torsion spring being spaced approximately equidistant from the coiled portion of the spring such that a balanced force is applied by the torsion spring to the latch.

A latch assembly, comprising:

• a bezel door;
• a latch mounted on the bezel door, the latch being movable between a first position and a second position;
• a resilient member operatively mounted between the bezel door and the latch, the resilient member biased to maintain the latch in the first position;
• and
• a plurality of protruding members attached to the bezel door, the resilient member being a torsion spring having two legs of approximately the same length and a coiled portion, each leg of the torsion spring engaging a respective protruding member, the protruding members engaged by the legs of the torsion spring being spaced approximately equidistant from the coiled portion of the spring such that a balanced force is applied by the torsion spring to the latch.

A computer system, comprising:

• a chassis;
• a microprocessor mounted in the chassis;
• an input coupled to provide input to the microprocessor;
• a mass storage coupled to the microprocessor;
• a display coupled to the microprocessor by a video controller;
• a system memory coupled to provide storage to facilitate execution of computer programs by the microprocessor;
• a bezel mounted on the chassis;
• a bezel door pivotally mounted to the bezel;
• a latch mounted on the bezel door, the latch being movable between a first position and a second position;
• a resilient member operatively mounted between the bezel door and the latch, the resilient member biased to maintain the latch in the first position;
• the latch including a catch having a first ramp for engaging an adjacent edge of an opening in the bezel when the bezel door is moved to the closed position;
• and
• the latch including a second ramp, the bezel including a flange, the second ramp being adjacent the flange when the bezel door is in the closed position, the second ramp engaging the flange to urge the bezel door from the closed position to the open position when the latch is moved from the first position to the second position.